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FromDavid Woodhouse <>
SubjectRe: interruptible_sleep_on_timeout() and signals
DateThu, 19 Sep 2002 08:16:52 +0100
imran.badr@cavium.com said:
>  How would I figure out whether interruptible_sleep_on_timeout()
> returned on a timeout condition, someone called wakeup() or the user
> pressed CTRL-C i.e., interrupted by a signal? Is signal_pending()the
> right choice ?

Don't forget that there can also be any combination of two or all three of 
the above. Don't use sleep_on functions because they're almost impossible 
to use correctly.

--
dwmw2


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